THE LEADER OF Harlow Labour has praised the New Year keynote speech given by the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer. Councillor Chris Vince said: “Keir Starmer’s speech on Thursday gives hope to the country and to communities that have been let down for too long.…

PARNDON Mill’s first exhibition for 2023, THE WAY I SEE IT, is of landscape paintings by three Suffolk artists, Jane Lewis, Sam Hacking and Lucy Scott who live near to each other and respond to their surroundings. The elements of air, earth and sea, the…

MEMBER of Parliament for Harlow and the villages, Robert Halfon, has welcomed the Prime Minister’s five priorities for the Government in the new year which address the biggest concerns of Harlow people.  Since taking office, says Mr Halfon, Rishi Sunak has stabilised the economy, protected…

ESSEX Police can now confirm human remains found at Oakwood Pond in Harlow at the weekend belong to 59 year-old Phillip Lewis. Phillip was from Harlow and known to his friends as ‘Scottish Phil’. Yesterday evening, detectives investigating Phil’s murder arrested two men. A 52…

HARLOW Council has nearly halved the number of temporary roofs on council houses in less than a month following the launch of an action plan four weeks ago.  The council has used local roofing companies to tackle the backlog and has vowed that all temporary…

A MAN has pleaded guilty to a series of assaults on emergency service workers as well as criminal damage to a computer at Lister House Medial Centre in Harlow. Audrius Giedraitis, aged 29, c/o Travelodge, Waltham Cross, pleaded guilty to the following at Chelmsford magistrates…

FIND out more about the proposed Latton Priory neighbourhood of Harlow & Gilston Garden Town withEpping Forest District Council and developer/design partners this evening. ❓ Latton Priory Q&A🗓️ Thurs 5 Jan🕧 6pm – 7.30pm Sign up for your place below: https://tinyurl.com/LattonPrioryJan5

THE Harlow Conservatives have raised significant reservations over the proposed modifications to the Epping Forest Local Plan, saying it undermines the future of the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town (HGGT) and will congest Harlow’s roads and local services.  The council inherited the HGGT deal from…

BEREAVED families in the communities surrounding Parndon Wood Cemetery & Crematorium can now carry a little piece of their loved one with them at all times, thanks to personal jewellery keepsakes. The crematorium is part of Westerleigh Group, which has formed a new partnership with…

PEOPLE are being invited to kick start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Harlow. The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the town and anyone who joins this January can claim 50 per cent off the entry fee, as part…

NEW car registrations in the UK fell last year to their lowest level in three decades, new figures show. Despite a recovery in the second half of 2022, a continuing parts shortage hit production lines. Meanwhile, demand for electric vehicles continued to grow and they…

SPECIALIST officers are continuing their enquiries at Oakwood Pond in Harlow today following the launch of a murder investigation. Work to drain the pond has begun as part of the work to gather evidence, following the discovery of human remains on New Years Eve. Specialist…

HARLOW’S MP, Robert Halfon, has welcomed the news that thousands of Harlow families will be receiving hundreds of pounds of new cost of living payments from the Government over the next few weeks, on top of the support already given.  The new £900 cash boost…

GATES, a Harlow Ford dealer, is supporting Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) for the fourth consecutive year, by providing a new vehicle to assist the charity in its life-saving work. Representatives from Gates, which has dealerships located across Essex, Hertfordshire, and London, paid a…